The amazing Goldfish is at it again with some incredible art and craftwork. Her recent post The Green Man Project reminded me of a Fimo charm that a friend of my mom's made for me prior to dental surgery some years ago.
My Fimo Goddess of Pain was clearly fashioned after an ancient fertility goddess and I was told to hold this little charm when I went for my surgery and she would help to take my pain away. I am not a true believer in such things but when it comes to pain I'll try just about anything and so I held my Fimo Goddess in the palm of my hand while my mom drove me to my appointment.
Things were going well until we went over a bump. "Oh my God mom! Her booby just flew off" I half cringed, half giggled. It wasn't long until the next one fell off leaving me with a somewhat broken charm. "Oh this thing is giving me the creeps. It's not working, it's only giving me a very bad feeling about this appointment," I said and then burst out laughing. When I went inside the clinic I checked in and filled out the paperwork. When the nurse came to get me I made one last prayer to my Fimo Goddess of Pain and went to hand it to my mom but at that moment something disastrous happened. Her head popped off.
"What does it mean?" I thought as they lead me away. Perhaps she was trying to tell me something of the future. I suppose I should have listened.
If your back was going nuts at the time maybe she just decided that impednign dental work was too much to bear and checked out. It's good for your ego knowing that you can take more than a wee sculpted deity though!
Posted by: rainypete | May 11, 2006 at 09:16 AM
I dunno. I think her losing of limbs and head is just a metaphor for Pain. But I wish she'd stayed intact.
Posted by: imfunnytoo | May 10, 2006 at 02:20 PM
Yes, I think getting on without a head would be quite difficult. :)
With this logic though perhaps I shouldn't have super-glued her boobies back on after all.
Posted by: Gimpy Mumpy | May 10, 2006 at 09:51 AM
Well I believe that in some belief systems things happen to a charm or possession so that they don't have to happen to the owner - perhaps without the Goddess, you may have lost two boobies and a head by now. Which despite your troubles, can probably be considered a slightly worse scenario. ;-)
Posted by: The Goldfish | May 09, 2006 at 08:09 PM